Chouette, Claire Oshetsky
Chouette, Claire Oshetsky
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Chouette

Author: Claire Oshetsky

Narrator: Julia Whelan

Unabridged: 6 hr 19 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperAudio

Published: 11/16/2021

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included


Synopsis

""Claire Oshetsky’s novel is a marvel: its language a joy, its imagination dizzying."" —Rumaan Alam, New York Times bestselling author of Leave the World BehindAn exhilarating, provocative novel of motherhood in extremisTiny is pregnant. Her husband is delighted. “You think this baby is going to be like you, but it’s not like you at all,” she warns him. “This baby is an owl-baby.”When Chouette is born small and broken-winged, Tiny works around the clock to meet her daughter’s needs. Left on her own to care for a child who seems more predatory bird than baby, Tiny vows to raise Chouette to be her authentic self. Even in those times when Chouette’s behaviors grow violent and strange, Tiny’s loving commitment to her daughter is unwavering. When she discovers that her husband is on an obsessive and increasingly dangerous quest to find a “cure” for their daughter, Tiny must decide whether Chouette should be raised to fit in or to be herself—and learn what it truly means to be a mother.Arresting, darkly funny, and unsettling, Chouette is a brilliant exploration of ambition, sacrifice, perceptions of ability, and the ferocity of motherly love.The Chouette audiobook features original music composed and performed by Claire Oshetsky’s daughter, Patricia Taxxon.

About Claire Oshetsky

Claire Oshetsky is the author of Poor Deer and Chouette, which was a PEN/Faulkner Award nominee, the winner of the William Saroyan International Prize for Writing, and a finalist for the Northern California Book Award and the Barbellion Prize. They live in Santa Cruz, California.


Reviews

Goodreads review by karen on November 16, 2021

NOW AVAILABLE!!! even though i had already read and enjoyed The Book of Dog, a novel by the same-brain/different nom de plume as this one, i had my doubts going in that cover 👍 but it's about birds 👎 and it's about motherhood 👎* but it's about a human mother who gives birth to an owl baby 👍 and it opens......more

Goodreads review by Terrie on November 18, 2021

"Chouette" by Claire Oshetsky is an oddly compelling read! What the heck did I just read? Wow! This story is over-the-top! So why couldn't I put it down? Why do I keep thinking about it? Could it be the beautiful writing or the intermittent humor that makes me smile and laugh unexpectedly? Or, is it t......more

Goodreads review by Elyse on May 26, 2021

“Chouette”, ...... by Claire Oshetsky ......is a monumental tawny tiny hooting feat — daring and remarkable —exceptionally creative, original, and affecting., It’s one of the most intimate novels I’ve read all year.....cutting deep into the core of motherhood. Claire turns the implausible into entirel......more

Goodreads review by David on October 04, 2021

This is quite a tale from the wonderful Claire Oshetsky. Chouette explores motherhood, ableism, enforced conformity, and other themes in a remarkably fresh way. There is plenty of dark humor, which makes Chouette a delightful read despite the issues it grapples with. Dog-people may not get it, but f......more